Re:At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt
by standardUser on Saturday August 27, 2022 @06:48PM
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So your grand solution is to... steal people's stuff?
Frankly, it sounds like you've never really researched or grappled with this particular social issue. Or participated in it.
Re:At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt
by akira2501 on Saturday August 27, 2022 @11:25PM
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You have no right to possess drugs. They are illegal. If you are arrested, do you get your drugs back when you're bonded out or even if the DA drops the charges against you? If not, how is this actually any different?
Frankly, it sounds like you think this phenomenon is so unique that only a particular expert class is allowed to have opinions on it; and you're making wild guesses as to my experience in order to discount my opinion without actually putting forward the necessary arguments.
Re:At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt
by standardUser on Monday August 29, 2022 @02:50PM
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"You have no right to possess drugs"
That's the entire problem right there. It's also mostly untrue - with very few exceptions there are legal ways to possess an use lots of drugs, including cocaine for example. But drug possession should never be a crime. It is a wildly illiberal approach.
I understand the desire to not needlessly arrest people, on the other hand, I think leaving them to their own devices so they can do drugs in campers illegally parked on the side of the street is no honestly solution either.
I'm all for drug confiscation. If you're caught with drugs, we just take them and destroy them. No arrest and processing, just straight surrender of the illegal substance. Use this as an opportunity to enroll users into programs and get them off of their habits and back on their feet. Use the additional manpower to truly target those who import and traffic in these substances.